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  • Literacy in a Digital World

    The Evolution and Development of Literacy Proficiency

    The digital revolution has greatly influenced communication, meaning a current, analytical examination of changing literacy skills is needed. Becoming literate in today’s world requires an understanding of traditional and electronic messaging venues in order for communications to not be misled by unrecognized influences.This book examines changes in the concept of literacy, including, the specific ... Read more

    $28.39 USD

  • Guiding Instruction in Young Adult Literature

    Ideas from Theory, Research, and Practice

    The book draws from literary, psychological, and sociological perspectives to discuss and to illustrate how these perspectives contribute to instructional practices in Young Adult Literature. The focus is on young adult identity development as it is integrated into reading literature and contributing to the young adult reader’s personal growth. The suggestions for instruction range from complete ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Leisure, Plantations, and the Making of a New South

    The Sporting Plantations of the South Carolina Lowcountry and Red Hills Region, 1900–1940

    Series series New Studies in Southern History
    Leisure, Plantations, and the Making of New South investigates the social, architectural, and environmental history of sporting plantations in the South Carolina lowcountry and the Red Hills region of southeast Georgia and northern Florida. Although plantations figure prominently in histories of the post-emancipation South, historians have paid little attention to the redevelopment of plantations ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • Roan Mountain

    History of an Appalachian Treasure

    Series series Brief History
    Roan Mountain's remarkable ecosystem has enchanted people for centuries, beginning with the first native inhabitants.Then came pioneering settlers, celebrated naturalists like John Muir, hardworking miners and loggers eager to make a living from the land and ambitious businessmen such as John T. Wilder, whose Cloudland Hotel helped make Roan a tourist destination in the late 1870s. Today, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Review of Blastozoan Echinoderm Respiratory Structures

    Series series Elements of Paleontology
    Echinoderms have evolved diverse and disparate morphologies throughout the Phanerozoic. Among them, blastozoans, an extinct group of echinoderms that were an important component of Paleozoic marine ecosystems, are primarily subdivided into groups based on the morphology of respiratory structures. However, systematic and phylogenetic research from the past few decades have shown that respiratory ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • Secrets of a Skinny Chef

    100 Decadent, Guilt-Free Recipes: A Cookbook

    With recipes that deliver great taste without adding inches to the hips, Secrets of a Skinny Chef shows you how to indulge your comfort-food cravings without the guilt. In this collection of 100 recipes, America's favorites get the "Skinny" treatment with scrumptious offerings such as Maple Apple Waffles for breakfast and 7-Minute Salmon and Scalloped Sweet Potatoes for dinner. Even for those who ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • A Review and Evaluation of Homology Hypotheses in Echinoderm Paleobiology

    Series series Elements of Paleontology
    The extraxial-axial theory (EAT) and universal elemental homology (UEH) are often portrayed as mutually exclusive hypotheses of homology within pentaradiate Echinodermata. EAT describes homology upon the echinoderm bauplan, interpreted through early post-metamorphic growth and growth zones, dividing it into axial regions generally associated with elements of the ambulacral system and extraxial ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • Virtual Paleontology

    Tomographic Techniques For Studying Fossil Echinoderms

    Series series Elements of Paleontology
    Imaging and visualizing fossils in three dimensions with tomography is a powerful approach in paleontology. Here, the authors introduce select destructive and non-destructive tomographic techniques that are routinely applied to fossils and review how this work has improved our understanding of the anatomy, function, taphonomy, and phylogeny of fossil echinoderms. Building on this, this Element ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • Juniper’s Painting

    It's a grubby-grey, hazy-sky day.All Juniper wants is to play on the sand, but it's too wet and Mamma's busy with work. Mamma suggests she paint a picture, but what can Juniper paint?How about the beach, the way she wants it to be? ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Great Shadow

    A History of How Sickness Shapes What We Do, Think, Believe, and Buy

    Narrated by Jennifer Pickens ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 12 min

    "Allows readers to practically experience firsthand how humans have adapted to and dealt with disease throughout history...necessary and timely...engaging and entertaining. Highly recommended."―Library Journal, starred"[A] splendid examination...Deeply insightful if unsettling."―KirkusAnti-science, anti-vaccine, anti-reason beliefs seem to be... ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Follow the Fossils

    Developing Metrics for Instagram as a Natural Science Communication Tool

    Series series Elements of Paleontology
    The ability for people to connect, learn, and communicate about science has been enhanced through the Internet, specifically through social media platforms. Facebook and Twitter are well-studied, while Instagram is understudied. This Element provides insight into using Instagram as a science education platform by pioneering a set of calculated metrics, using a paleontology-focused account as a ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • Little Cat's Luck

    Illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell ...
    From Newbery Honoree Marion Dane Bauer comes an “endearing tale…told with warmth and humor” (School Library Journal) that’s a companion to the “wholly satisfying” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) Little Dog, Lost.When an indoor calico cat named Patches spots a golden autumn leaf fluttering past her window, she can’t help but venture outside to chase it. But soon, Patches feels something tugging at ... Read more

    $8.99 USD